Corner-post fastener for beds



M. B. OKUN.

CORNER POST FASTENER FOR BEDS.

APPLICATION FILED APR.- 1?, 191a.

Patented Mar. 2,1920.

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CORNER POST FASTENER FOR BEDS. APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1915.

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JrQZ/awfir 7720772 0132170 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MORRIS B. OKUN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE SENG- COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CORNER-POST FASTENER FOR BEDS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Mar.2, 1920.

17 b all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MoRRIs B. OKUN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Corner-Post Fasteners for Beds, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had'to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. I i

My invention relates tocorner post fasteners and has for its object the provision of an improved construction of this nature which is simple and provides means easily operable for removably holding end and side rails of a bed in position.

In the preferred form of construction I utilize a movable cam adapted to bind the rails in position and securely hold them.

The preferred form of construction is such that the rail is reversible, which is a condition frequently necessary in devices of thist pe.

I will explain various forms which my invention may take more in detail by re ferring to the accompanying drawings illustrating the same, in which-- Figure 1 is anend view of a corner post fastener constructed inaccordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a top view thereof, portions being broken away more clearly to reveal features of construction;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of a cam used in the structure of Figs. 1 to 3;

Fig. 5 is a side view of a modified form of device, the parts being punched from sheet metal; I

Fig. (i'is an end view of a device in a modified form from that shown in Fig. '5;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the structure shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the structure shown in Fig. 6 looking at the device from a different angle, and

. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view showing the adaptation of the device to a square corner post construction. v

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4:, I show a bed post 1 to which my by means of the bolts 2. The device has a cast body portion 3 which forms a box-like wardly the opening in the shelf 7. The locking in the corner post structure.

"is preferably made hollow is reduced to a minimum. improved corner post fastener is attached supports a locking element 8. This locking element 8 has the bracket 9 with the downextending stem 10 passing through element 8 may thus move up and down or be rotated as is required for its operation.

The structure is also such that this locking element 8 can be swung contra-clockwise (Fig. 3) about its pivot 10 into a position sothat it can be entirely lifted out of its housing in the structure 3. A bridge 11 across the lower face of the box structure t carries the thumb screw 12 by means of which the locking element 8 is moved u and down against the side rail 5. It will be seen that the side rail can occupy either the position shown in Fig. 1 or a position in which one of its arms is to the left of the locking'element 8, and its other arm is below the locking element 8, in which case the screw 12" impinges against the side rail forcing it against the locking element, which in turn is forced against the box structure 4:, thus to'hold all of the parts in position.

Extending sidewardly from the box structure fisa channel structure 13 which has a shelf 14 anda side wall'15. The side wall pivotally carries a cam 16, which cam is shown moreclearly in Fig. 1. This cam has a projection 17 adapted to be engaged by a lock nut 18 passing through the shelf 14. The cam 16 by virtue of its projecting pin is pivotally mounted as shown and is readily detachable from its mounting by merely withdrawing the pin from the socket This can readily be done after the lock nut 18 has been withdrawn. The end rail 19 can then be mounted in place as shown, and the cam 16 rotated throughthe actions of the screw 18 into a locking position to hold the end rail in position. The entire structure with the exception of the elements 8, 16, 18 and By referring more particularly to Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 I utilize a punched structure consisting of the side wall 20 which is a continuation of the top wall 21, which top wall then has downwardly extending sections 23 and 24. The side wall 20 at the edge 25 has a rectangularly bent rear wall 26 from which projects a forwardly extending wall portion 27 The forwardly extending wall portion 27 has a rectangularly extending wall section 28, which in turn has a horizontally extending shelf 29. The horizontally extending shelf 29 has a downwardly extending lip 30 which is riveted to the forwardly extending wall portion 24 at the top portion thereof. The structure thus is entirely of punched metal being bent into the form shown. The structure described applies with reasonable accuracy to Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 with slight modifications which will now become apparent in a further description of these figures in detail, the general description being given to make the understanding of the structure more readily apparent.

In the structure of Fig. 5, the side wall 24: is not cut away as shown in Figs. 6,7 and 8, but extends forwardly and has a lip 31 punched therefrom which carries the locking element 8. A set screw 12 which is carried by a bridge 32 riveted between the walls 2 1 and 20 serves to actuate the looking element 8 to hold the side rail 5 in position. The end rail 19 is held in position by the cam 16 which is pivotally mounted upon a web 33 riveted at 34 and 35 to the wall sections 28 and 29 respectively.

In Fig. 6, I use an angular bridge structure 36 which is riveted to the wall 20 and riveted to the downwardly extending lip 23 as shown. This carries the thumb screw 12 which actuates a cam 37 to hold the side rail 5 in position. This cam is carried upon a pin suitably held by a projecting lip 38 forming part of the bridge structure 36. It will be seen that the side rail can be placed in its reverse position and still held securely by the cam 37. The cam 37 by means of the projecting pin is pivotally mounted in the box structure and is readily removable therefrom so that this cam is detachably pivotally mounted.

In Fig. 7, the structure is somewhat similar with the exception of the holding means which secure the end rail 19 in position, and this holding means consists of a bridge structure 39 riveted to the wall sections 28 and 29 at 40 and 41 respectively. This bridge structure carries an extending lip 12 to support a cam, if such should be desired, which cam may be engaged by the set screw 43 or the set screw may be used directly against the end rail, if so desired.

In Fig. 9 I show a square bed post 44 and provide my corner post structure 15 with ex-.

tending fingers 46 and 47 to more thoroughly hold the structure in place when secured by the bolt 2. By making the wall section 27 scribed comprising a housing made of round, as shown, I have a very narrow engaging portion of this corner post structure for engaging the post 1, as shown for instance in Fig. 3. By making this width of the engaging portion of the corner post structure very narrow, I am enabled to select a curvature of the wall 26 which will permit me to adapt this corner post structure to any bed post, even though it varies from one and three-quarters inch and three inches. This, as I said, is due to the restricted portion protruding from the corner post structure, which engages the post of the bed. a

In the claims I use the word reversibly, meaning thereby that the rail can be held as shown in Fig. 1 or that it can be held in position when swung ninety degrees clockwise, as well understood in the art.

of said side rail.

2. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing, means for attaching said housing to a bed post, and I means for reversibly attaching a rail to said housing, said means including a locking element, said locking element having a pivotal mounting whereby it may be removed from or replaced within said housing and swung into or out of operative position, said locking element and said housing accommodating between them the unbroken extremity of said rail.

3. A bed rail fastener of the character dea single blank of metal, means for attaching said housing to a bed post, a bridge structure provided upon said housing, said bridge structure forming part of the said singleblank of metal, a set screw associated with said bridge structure for looking a rail in means associated with said bridge structures for removably locking rails within said housing, one of said bridge structures consaid housing to a bed post, a pair stituting a part of said single blank of metal.

5. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing made of a single blank of metal, means for attaching said housing to a bed post, a pair of bridge structures mounted upon said housing, and means associated with said bridge structures for locking rails within said housing, said means including cams.

6. A bed rail fastener of the character described comprising a housing made of a single blank of metal, means for attaching of bridge structures mounted upon said housing, and means associated with said bridge structures for locking rails within said housing, said means including pivotally mounted cams,

one of said bridge structures constituting a' part of said single blank of metal.

7. A bed rail fastener of the character de scribed comprising a housing, means for attaching said housing to a bed post, means for attaching a rail to said housing, said means including a pivotally mounted removable cam, and a set screw for actuating said cam, said set screw when in position preventing the removal of said cam from said housing.

In witness" whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 23rd day of March, A. D.

MORRIS B. OKUN. Witnesses MAX W. ZABEL, HAZEL A. onus. 

